Sports Premium Grant:
Report to Parents 2015 - 2016
Playing sport helps to keep people healthy and is good for communities. Playing
sport at school or in a local club is also the first step to competition at the highest
level, which helps improve our reputation as a sporting nation, and contributes to
economic growth. When people leave school they often stop playing sports, which
means people can’t fulfill their sporting potential, and can lead to a less healthy
lifestyle. We want to get more people playing sport safely from a young age, and
help them keep playing sport throughout their life, no matter what their economic or
social background. To make sure as many people as possible are playing sport, the
government is:
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Spending over £450 million on improving physical education (PE) and
sport in primary schools over the 3 academic years
Key Findings
Spending the premium 2015 -2016
Strategy
Allocation
Apprentices Wages
£1,693
Knowsley School
Sports Partnership
SLA
£900
Anticipated Outcomes
Increasing quality provision for PE and
sports within school through the curriculum
and extracurricular provision.
Provide inter school competitions and staff
training.
Playmaker Awards
£342
Increasing quality provision for PE and
sports within school through the curriculum
and extracurricular provision, through
bespoke staff development. Increase in
lunch time activities and links with elite
sporting clubs and associations.
To enhance play time provision.
Equipment
£90
To support the PE curriculum.
Gold Badges/
Certificates
£145
For sporting competitions and games within
cluster activities.
Specialist Sports
Advisor
£6,630
What we spent the 2015/16 PE and sport premium on:
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Employment of our sports coach (8am – 3.30pm), this involves Breakfast Club
sporting activities and lunch time activities; he also supports all PE lessons
and clubs and competitions
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Achieved School Gold Games Mark for our achievement in school sport
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Playmaker – Sports Leaders UK – Year 6 children were trained with an
accredited Sport Leaders UK accreditation to support play within all children
at lunchtimes. This was led by Adam Gardiner and helped to support and
increase pupil participation at lunchtimes. Different groups of children
(predominantly boys) were targeted by the Playmakers in order to avoid any
disagreements at lunchtime. This was actioned by Lee Dickinson within his
role; he was an outstanding role model for children and acted as a
behavioural and pastoral guide. The Playmakers were used to support many
children whilst they are playing their games (football) at lunch time, alongside
Adam Gardiner. Lee Dickinson also worked with these children pastorally
looking at their behaviour and discussing fair play and competitive sport
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Team Teaching was used dependant on need and confidence using our
sports specialist advisor, sports coach and teachers
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Hall posters to display competitions, pupil voice and success stories were
added to the school hall and white boards are used during PE teaching. PE
and sport has now been showcased within these frames
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Development of extracurricular activities has been continually developed; we
currently offer a range of sports for both Key Stages (still scope for
Reception). The clubs such as Netball and Football occur on a weekly basis,
whereas other clubs will change term by term dependent on advice from Lee
Dickinson; such as Basketball club for Year 1 and 2, and Paralympics club for
Year 4 and 5
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Developing links with extended services such as Knowlsey Community
College & Blackburn FC, alongside these successful links we now also have a
strong link with Greenbank Academy in Sefton Park. This offers disability
sports for mentally and physically displayed children/ adults. Currently Team
GB train at these facilities and therefore they are elite resources. All year
groups were able to have a 2 hour experience at the Academy using and
being involved in disability sports, such as wheelchair basketball, Boccia,
Blind Football and in the future trampolining
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New equipment has been purchased and the outside provision has been
developed and a fenced football area has been built. All Key Stage 2 year
groups (3-6) now have a purpose built fenced area for football
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There have been many sporting events, where Malvern and other local
schools have come together for tournaments. Malvern was the highest
participating school within Knowlsey, within all of the competitions.
Positive outcomes and changes to our PE and sport provision
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Due to the funding there has been an increase in the quality of PE teaching
within some teachers through the support of our specialist sports advisor;
although further development is always needed. Staff meetings and weekly
support is offered to all teachers via our specialist sports advisor
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Other changes to PE and sport include an increase in the range of equipment
and an improvement in the quality of equipment. Further development within
the sports hall has been a positive with additional storage and new equipment
such as ‘Glow Sports’ (www.glowsports.co.uk) see our website for pictures
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We are able to offer a range of sports during curricular time and extracurricular time, this includes support from our external partnerships using elite
level facilities (multi sports, basketball, Boccia)
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All extracurricular activities are fully subscribed and there are a good
proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals within each of the activities
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All pupils are engaged in PE during curricular time (this is supported by our
sports coach and sports specialist advisor) and teachers have suggested that
the premium has increased participation for all children
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We have increased participation in intra-schools competitions through half
termly cluster competitions, involving a range of key stages with different
thematic activities
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The majority of our extracurricular activities are free (Paralympics club has a
nominal cost)
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All pupils have an hour timetabled session (where the hall is available) and
then there are further opportunities for PE elsewhere in class timetables
(outside)
Areas of Development/ Next Steps
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Further observations of lessons and planning
Continuing development of CPD
Talent Provision/ HAP/ Signposting to skilled coaching/ clubs
Teaching Assistant involvement in PE lessons
Promotion of active, healthy lifestyles
In-school physical activity programme
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Support to parents for an active lifestyle and healthy breakfast
Junior Chefs
Perceived impacts of the premium
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Overall, perceptions about the impact of the premium on pupils are positive
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Teachers do feel that the premium has had a big positive impact on behaviour
- including confidence especially at lunchtimes where the Playmakers have
been working. Although there is still room for improvement and this is where
we are using Lee Dickinson within a sporting/ pastoral role. Alongside his
passion for Teaching and Learning within sports he also has positive
strategies and ideas for the development of behaviour through the use of
sport
Making decisions about spending the premium
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Key members of staff involved in making decisions about how to spend the
PE and sport premium include: the Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher,
Curriculum Lead for PE/ Sports, Teachers and our Sports Coach.
Lee Dickinson
Curriculum Lead for PE/ Sports and Performance
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